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Alvarado was already ousted during these days I think, he didnt even make it on the Selecta and Happee Teams as well as Chris Clay and Jeffrey Flowers, I remember we could've use Davonn Harp but he begged off.
did slava medvedenko & vitaly potapenko play for ukraine?
This tournament, which served as part of the RP=Selecta team's preparation for the 2002 Asian Games, showed who among the players that will make the biggest difference in the team's campaign in the Asian Games, & they were Danny Seigle & Asi Taulava. Too bad Seigle got injured in a tune up game just prior to the tournament.
I remember the consensus back then included Danny Ildefonso as among the biggest difference maker. Perhaps people put too much weight on Ildefonso being a 2-time PBA MVP at that time. But But prior to the 2002 Asian Games, I really doubt Ildefonso's capability to carryover his PBA game to the international level. It was Seigle & Taulava's game I was confident of being able to come out in the international level.
Taulava had the size & the agility at center while Danny Seigle being a 6-foot-6 natural small forward with shooting, ball handling & athleticism, would have easily outplayed most small forwards in Asia if only he didn't get injured.
I say Danny Ildefonso was just another big man out there in Asian basketball.
This tournament, which served as part of the RP=Selecta team's preparation for the 2002 Asian Games, showed who among the players that will make the biggest difference in the team's campaign in the Asian Games, & they were Danny Seigle & Asi Taulava. Too bad Seigle got injured in a tune up game just prior to the tournament.
I remember the consensus back then included Danny Ildefonso as among the biggest difference maker. Perhaps people put too much weight on Ildefonso being a 2-time PBA MVP at that time. But But prior to the 2002 Asian Games, I really doubt Ildefonso's capability to carryover his PBA game to the international level. It was Seigle & Taulava's game I was confident of being able to come out in the international level.
Taulava had the size & the agility at center while Danny Seigle being a 6-foot-6 natural small forward with shooting, ball handling & athleticism, would have easily outplayed most small forwards in Asia if only he didn't get injured.
I say Danny Ildefonso was just another big man out there in Asian basketball.
so basically, Danny I was there as a PR move by virtue of being a back to back mvp, though one of those mvp awards should have been won by Danny S imho.
personally i think Espino was a better fit and contributor for the nteam than danny I
Danny Seigle the biggers what if in national team's history, always been hidden as secret weapon but always get injured before the actual tournament, i think that time nobody in asia can stop him
Not really. Danny Ildefonso was among the top big men in the PBA during that time. He was actually a natural center but since he had perimeter shooting & had decent agility, he could play the 4 spot easily.
The only issue I think at that time was that people had somewhat unrealistic expectation on Danny I. Since Danny I was a 2-time PBA MVP, people expected him to be among the top 3 performers of the national team. You know the mentality of some pinoy basketball fans, pag magaling sa PBA eh magaling din yan sa international competition.The thing is, 6-foot-6 & above players of China, Korea, Japan, Kazakhstan, etc. are tougher, more physical & more skilled that the 6-5/6-6 players that Ildefonso was facing in the PBA. I saw Ildefonso not able to withstand to physicality of Japanese bigs in the competition.
Danny Seigle on the other hand may not have won any PBA MVP, yet had the physical attributes & the skills of a quality small forward in Asian basketball.
Judging from how Seigle played in this pocket tournament in Italy in 2002, I was confident Seigle would be able to exhibit same performance or even better in the Asian Games, if only he had not been injured.
too bad danny ildefonso didnt built his perimter game.. its just that only in 2005 taht he got used to it..